Luskentyre
Coordinates: 57°53′02″N 6°56′38″W / 57.884°N 6.944°W
Luskentyre (Scottish Gaelic: Losgaintir) is a sparse settlement on the west coast of Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Luskentyre is situated within the parish of Harris.[1] The name Luskentyre derives from Lios-cinn-tir, meaning 'headland fort', although there is no trace or local knowledge of a fort at the headland.[2] However, the headland contains the site of an old part of Luskentyre Cemetery.[3] Luskentyre Beach has been voted Britain's best beach.[4] Luskentyre is accessible from the A859, via a minor road.[5]
Wildlife in the area includes the common scoter, the velvet scoter, the Eider duck, the wigeon, the long-tailed duck, the red-breasted merganser, the great northern diver and the Slavonian grebe.[5]
References
- ↑ "Harris, Traigh Luskentyre". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harris, Luskentyre". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Harris, Luskentyre". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Luskentyre - Isle of Harris - Western Isles". Virtual Hebrides. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Birdwatching in Harris". Hidden Lewis. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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